Stop take a breath. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Next run C:\WINDOWS\system32\dxdiag.exe
Run all of the tests. Does it hit any problems?
If you are not running 9b. Download DirectX 9b from here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en
it should be #2 still.
Next Try updating your video drivers.
Before I can give any more help I need to know what OS you are running and what video card you have. I agree with slicer15 the game you are trying to install would be kind of nice. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Granamere